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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — Multiple brush fires sparked early Tuesday morning, burning dozens of acres and forcing evacuation orders in San Diego’s North County. The fire blaze, called the Lilac Fire, sparked at 1:19 a.m. near Old Highway 395 and Lilac Road in the Bonsall area of San Diego County. As of 3:20 a.m., […]
Violent crime is rare on the subway, which carried more than 1 billion riders in 2024. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ill people into treatment, following a series of violent crimes in the New York City subway system. In a […]
Quebec’s recycling system is getting an overhaul to reduce waste and take the burden off municipalities. A single organization called Éco Entreprises Québec is to now manage recycling across the province on behalf of companies that produce packaging and paper. Quebecers will be able to put most kinds of containers, packaging and printed material in […]
LAS VEGAS — As Charlie Baker moved through the Bellagio Casino last Tuesday evening, a man approached him with a complaint. “What you guys did was wrong,” the man said. “What did I do?” a perplexed Baker asked. Replied the man: “You left Alabama out of the playoff.” As NCAA president, Baker holds authority over […]
Ten years ago, Android got a lot bigger. Not just because it crossed over a billion active users, but because in 2014, we extended Android (then primarily available on phones and tablets) to three new platforms: Android Auto for your car, Android TV for your smart TV and Android Wear for your smartwatch. The new […]